I"M 52 today and feel 32
So today I turn 52...two years out from VSG...lost 70...excercise and eat well...feeling great...life has just begun...getting through menopause without a hitch except for hot flashes which I can deal with...
waking up everyday with energy and hope and a feeling of control in my life...doing more things...going more places...accepting new challenges...and all thanks to this surgery and the work I put in to lose the weight...it's been transformative and I cannot say enough about it...I know I don't take enough credit EVER for where I am in my life but I have to admit I have done LOTS of hard emontional work to get myself healthy mentally and now physically ...I do not think I could have gotten to this point without the years of therapy that I put in. It would have been just another weight loss thing and would not have included the ability to take care of my emotions and myself in a healthier way...I don't know if this resonates with any of you....I have learned to put myself somewhere near the front of the line...considering I have kids husband dog...and all of that..but I have learned to say no...to cancel if needed...to say " I have to think about it" before agreeing to things....to chosing friends who understand this and can deal with it...in other words emotionally healthy friends...I have had to clean out my friend closet along with my fat clothes...not in a mean way but those who could not deal just fell off my radar..I am happier..more compassionate...and not as angry and self hating...I still struggle with self esteem...food...feeling fat...self criticism but overall the improvement is immense...wishing you all a great day...don't forget to leap into spring tonight...my two year anniversary is April 8...I will post photos then and another long post...
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waking up everyday with energy and hope and a feeling of control in my life...doing more things...going more places...accepting new challenges...and all thanks to this surgery and the work I put in to lose the weight...it's been transformative and I cannot say enough about it...I know I don't take enough credit EVER for where I am in my life but I have to admit I have done LOTS of hard emontional work to get myself healthy mentally and now physically ...I do not think I could have gotten to this point without the years of therapy that I put in. It would have been just another weight loss thing and would not have included the ability to take care of my emotions and myself in a healthier way...I don't know if this resonates with any of you....I have learned to put myself somewhere near the front of the line...considering I have kids husband dog...and all of that..but I have learned to say no...to cancel if needed...to say " I have to think about it" before agreeing to things....to chosing friends who understand this and can deal with it...in other words emotionally healthy friends...I have had to clean out my friend closet along with my fat clothes...not in a mean way but those who could not deal just fell off my radar..I am happier..more compassionate...and not as angry and self hating...I still struggle with self esteem...food...feeling fat...self criticism but overall the improvement is immense...wishing you all a great day...don't forget to leap into spring tonight...my two year anniversary is April 8...I will post photos then and another long post...
SEAVIEW
Happy birthday, Seaview! 
--gina
--gina
5'1" -- HW 195/SW 187/GW 115 July 08/CW 121 Dec 2012
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DS on Aug 9, 2007 with Dr. Hazem Elariny
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